Outbound

1 - Burn the Sky
2 - Earthblood
3 - Never Existed
4 - Morning Light Mountain
5 - Kepler and 100 000 Stars
6 - The Silfen Paths
7 - Run for Your Life
8 - A Place Above the Air
9 - F.T.L.

Keldian
lead vocals, guitars, bass - Christer Andresen
synthesizers, vocals - Arild Aardalen

featured on Outbound
Jørn Holen - drums
Thommie Myhrvold - backing vocals (7,9)
Helene Hande Midje - backing vocals (2,4,5,6)
Kjell Vidar Merkesdal - backing vocals (4)

written and produced by Keldian
mixed by Arild Aardalen & mastered by Barry Gardner
cover artwork by Tryfonov (licensed by Fotolia)
Jørn Holen appears courtesy of Indie Recordings

released October 31, 2013

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Burn the Sky
preemptive
conclusive
master of heaven and earth
extensive
exclusive
there's no escaping my reach
no
I'll prosper
I'll conquer
all of your heroes are dead
it's my time
it's high time
to be outbound, to rule the world
heavens fall when we burn the sky
we are heading out
you're the sacrifice
end the space race and burn the sky
and you will never make it out of here alive
abundant
redundant
all I can think of will be
eternal
betrayal
all of our worlds will belong to me
heavens fall when we burn the sky
we are heading out
you're the sacrifice
end the space race and burn the sky
and you will never make it out of here alive
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
I have, you have not
(we need to maintain nuclear strategic superiority)
(fight and win multiple, simultaneous wars)
(control cyberspace)
(and create space forces)
(with the mission of space control)
heavens fall when we burn the sky
we are heading out
you're the sacrifice
end the space race and burn the sky
and you will never make it out of here alive

Earthblood
so much time has been wasted
too many years have passed us by
from the moon we went nowhere
we mourn the past
when our souls forgot to fly
blood of the earth
draining to heaven
counting the stars only we can see
blood of the earth
rivers are running
what will become of our destiny?
we don't know what is out there
the constellations drifting by
when closing in on a new world
we mourn the past
when our eyes forgot the sky
blood of the earth
draining to heaven
counting the stars only we can see
blood of the earth
rivers are running
what will become of our destiny?
we're the blood of the earth, we're gonna live again
we're the blood of the earth, we're gonna live again
we're the blood of the earth, we're gonna live again
we're the blood of the earth, we're gonna live again
blood of the earth
draining to heaven
counting the stars only we can see
blood of the earth
rivers are running
what will become of our destiny?
blood of the earth
draining to heaven
counting the stars only we can see
blood of the earth
rivers are running
what will become of our destiny?

Never Existed
I don't wanna be a hero anymore
(a man is but the product of his own thoughts)
(what he thinks)
(he becomes)
I'm gonna go to sleep and wake up
far away, as someone else
and all of this, and my whole life
just a terrible dream
but it's still my eyes staring back
in the mirror, cold and black
is this for real? tell me now!
am I the fear in your hearts?
this cannot be happening to me
it's all wrong, just a dream, what have I done?
no hope, no way to get out of this
please just let me die now, I don't want this fate
I don't wanna be a hero anymore
can't breathe, can't do it, just let me fall
we're all lost, fighting enemies that don't exist
and they turned us into this
I'm gonna take it all back
I'm gonna tear up this track
and all this pain and hate within
will never have been
but the fear keeps coming back
in my mind so cold and black
is this the end of us all?
I'm the fear in our hearts
this cannot be happening to me
it's all wrong, just a dream, what have I done?
no hope, no way to get out of this
please just let me die now, I don't want this fate
I don't wanna be a hero anymore
can't breathe, can't do it, just let me fall
we're all lost, fighting enemies that don't exist
and they turned us into this
(I'm gonna go to sleep and wake up)
(far away, as someone else)
(and all of this, and my whole life)
(was just a terrible dream)
(murderer!)
(endless wrath)
(belligerence)
(unforgivable sins)
(live in fear, live the lies)
(can we never forgive)
(or forget)
this cannot be happening to me
it's all wrong, just a dream, what have I done?
no hope, no way to get out of this
please just let me die now, I don't want this fate
I don't wanna be a hero anymore
can't breathe, can't do it, just let me fall
we're all lost, fighting enemies that don't exist
and they turned us into
this cannot be happening to me
it's all wrong, just a dream, what have I done?
no hope, no way to get out of this
please just let me die now, I don't want this fate
I don't wanna be a hero anymore
can't breathe, can't do it, just let me fall
we're all lost, fighting enemies that don't exist
and they turned us into this

Morning Light Mountain
(sir - we're detecting some fluctuating energy readings from the barrier)
(I think something's happening)
(I got a bad feeling about this)
(look!)
(it's becoming transparent)
(the barrer is...)
(the barrier's gone)
(fu*#er's vanished)
(this thing is a 1000 years old right?)
(why the hell would it shut down now?)
(something knows we're here)
I don't need a human race
no promise of co-existence
I don't need a sense of blame
no concept of conscience or of shame
I don't need humanity
nobody else to worship me
I just want the universe
I want all the systems to myself
and no one
are gonna stand in my way
I am Morning Light Mountain
now the boundary's broken
I am Morning Light Mountain
I am everything
everything there is I am
I am everything
everything there is
I don't need morality
there is no peace for you and me
your interference, heaven sent
no shackles on progress and ascent
I was trapped inside the sphere
millennia were passing me
now I'm out, I'm here for you
I'm gonna be all life by myself
and no one
are gonna stand in my way
I am Morning Light Mountain
now the boundary's broken
I am Morning Light Mountain
I am everything
everything there is I am
I am everything
everything there is
(I am)
(Morning Light Mountain)
(restistance)
(is futile)
(annihilation)
(inevitable)
I am Morning Light Mountain
now the boundary's broken
I am Morning Light Mountain
I am everything
everything there is I am
I am everything
everything there is
I am Morning Light Mountain
I am one with my children
I am everything out there
now the boundary's broken
I am Morning Light Mountain
Mountain

Kepler and 100 000 Stars
our mortal feet safe on the ground
we leave it up to you
our dizzy heads are in the stars
and you're the ancient dream come true
scanning the surface
looking for shadows
what do you see?
searching the souls of 100 000 stars
the atlas of the gods
the time has come
reaching out to 100 000 stars
the time has come for Kepler
and 100 000 stars
one tiny drop in darkness calls
across the distant face
a tiny hope for kinship grows
we are not the only race
until you find them
we will be waiting
we will believe
searching the souls of 100 000 stars
the atlas of the gods
the time has come
reaching out to 100 000 stars
the time has come for Kepler
and 100 000 stars
you're all alone now
you can't go home now
light-years away
we will remember
never surrender
we carry on
searching the souls of 100 000 stars
the atlas of the gods
the time has come
reaching out to 100 000 stars
the end has come for Kepler
and 100 000 stars

The Silfen Paths
a single thought
slowly taking hold
until all you know
is the calling from afar
a single dream
slowly coming true
passed on from me to you
the path between the stars
a single quest
with no turning back
to risk the wayward track
and never coming home
a single truth
the only thing I seek
the secrets that they keep
the Silfen and their paths
I wish I was a child
the keeper of the light
journey into endless nights
to find the Silfen paths
'cause I still have a dream
to see the things unseen
journey bravely into light
to walk the Silfen paths
between the worlds
and here I am
and I realize
I'm alone
I wasn't ready yet
I’m alone
is there no other way?
I’m alone
I can't stop wondering
I’m alone
why don't you answer me?
into the foggy night
the temperature's not right
drifting, straying, no way back
we found the Silfen paths
this land of snow and ice
crossing the Rubicon comes to mind
see the beacon shines a light
we walk the Silfen paths
between the worlds
and here I am
and I realize
I'm alone
I wasn't ready yet
I’m alone
is there no other way?
I’m alone
I can't stop wondering
I’m alone
why don't you answer me?
I'm alone
I wasn't ready yet
I'm alone
is there no other way?
I'm alone
I can't stop wondering
I'm alone
why don't you answer me?
we head into the night
Orion by my side
what we're seeking
came to find
these hidden Silfen paths
I feel your dying world
I hear and see the past unfurl
I sense the secrets of our fate
I feel the Silfen paths
connect all worlds
and here we are now
and we realize
we’re alone
and we are ready now
far from home
we’ll find a way somehow
we’re alone
and we are powerful
now we know
we sense the way to go
we are one
and we are ready now
we are one
we’ll find a way somehow
we are one
and we are powerful
and now we know
we sense the way to go
a single bridge
connecting all our minds
leave time and space behind
and walk with me a while
a single song
heard across the stars
and felt in every heart
the Silfen paths we tread
a single hope

Run for Your Life
the sound of shackles in the night
the flash of a blade
so cold and bright
the sound of steel, smashed
gates open wide
I felt so strong
when I heard them screaming outside
run for your life
run for your life
hopes and dreams race through my head
even though
I know I'm dead
like a wind through the jungle
on bleeding feet
I'll never stop
freedom tastes so sweet
run for your life
run for your life
ice comes running through my veins
I can hear them shouting
as I run across the plains
out of the fire
into the unknown
on the road out of hell
you are on your own
run for your life
run for your life
run for your life
run for your life
(get up)
(run)
(get up)
(run)
(get up)
(run)
(get up)
run for your life
you run
run for your life
run for your life
you run
run for your life
run for your life
you run
run for your life
run for your life
you run
run for your life
run for your life
you run
run for your life
run for your life

A Place Above the Air
the Father-Captain's going down
his treachery has been profound
the bastard let the one who teaches get away
in the skies of T'ien Shan
we will lance him to the ground
he will never be a threat to us again
let the heavens roar!
thunder from above
millions of lights that draw your stare
evidence of war
hanging in a place above the air
shining like a star
we cannot let the virus spread
and let our faith be left for dead
this is a question of the future of the church
on the mountains in the clouds
she is hiding from our shroud
we must extinguish every fire that she burns
let the heavens roar!
thunder from above
millions of lights that draw your stare
evidence of war
hanging in a place above the air
shining like a star
running into fire everywhere
we know who they are
dying in a place above the air
thunder from above
millions of lights that draw your stare
evidence of war
hanging in a place above the air
shining like a star
running into fire everywhere
we know who they are
dying in a place above the air
thunder from above
millions of lights that draw your stare
evidence of war
hanging in a place above the air
shining like a star
running into fire everywhere
we know who they are
dying in a place above the air

F.T.L.
as the engines start to spin
childhood dreams from deep within
believe this day is finally mine
writing history this time
this is the captain, all is go
let’s do this right and take it slow
my mind is so clear
stand fast, show no fear
engage!
jump sequence starts
and the bow begins to turn
fighters in formation
see us off beyond the stern
how I miss the soft rains of home on my face
we shall return
heroes from outer space
singularity stand by
our distance to earth is safe
time to fly
hear how she roars goodbye
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
true pioneers leave everything behind
split second darkness
and the blaze of a foreign sun
an eerie silence
the second countdown has begun
mesmerized we gaze into the dawn of another age
our kind will spread across the stars
explore, colonize, engage
singularity stand by
trillions of miles from earth
let her fly
hear how she roars goodbye
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
true pioneers leave everything behind
(for the eyes of the world)
(now look into space)
(and to the planets beyond)
(we have vowed)
(that we shall not see it governed)
(by a hostile flag of conquest)
(but by a banner of freedom and peace)
(we have vowed that we shall not see space)
(filled with weapons of mass destruction)
(but with instruments of knowledge and understanding)
(man, in his quest for progress is determined)
(and cannot be deterred)
(the exploration of space will go ahead)
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
heavier than a star
no place is too far
not even space and time
can touch this ship of mine
true pioneers leave everything behind
we are heading out
out of here alive
heading out
out of here alive
we are heading out
out of here alive
heading out
out of here alive